Aurora’s POV I watched him walk over to his drawer, take out a blindfold, a handcuff, and a whip. He placed them on the bed while I swallowed hard. I watched him take out some candles, and I swallowed again. He turned to me and smirked, while I swallowed with excitement. He walked over to me and lowered himself on me, his green, piercing eyes staring directly at me. “Do you trust me?” He asked, while I nodded. “Use your word.” He demanded. “Yes Daddy!” I responded, and he placed a kiss on my forehead before looking back at me. “Remember your safe word if I am above your limit, okay?” “Yes, master.” I responded excitedly. He moved away from me and went over to the table, where he picked up a lighter and lit up the candle before making his way to me. “I'm going to blindfold you.” He announced while I swallowed anxiously. He gently traced the edge of the blindfold along my cheek, his touch sending shivers down my spine. “Ready?” he asked softly. I nodded, my heart

Lord Frederick's POV“Damn it!” I yelled and clenched the phone in my hand.“Were you able to track the call?” I said to Frank, who looked at his computer and sighed.“I can’t track the exact location, but the call is being made around here,” he muttered while I grunted and ran a hand through my hair.“Calm down, Fred. Our men are working on it,” Jennifer tried assuring me, but it only made me angrier. The more she stayed in that hostage situation, the more I felt like my life was being drained out of me. What game is he playing? Why does he not demand anything but instead wants to keep Aurora away from me for the next 5 hours, promising she'll be returned untouched and unharmed? What kind of silly game is that?“Who might this be?” I yelled angrily.“You have so many enemies, Frederick,” Jennifer murmured. “This is why I told you to send Aurora away. Her staying with you will draw attention to her. But once you send her back, all attention will be withdrawn from her,” Jennifer said w

Aurora's POVI blinked my eyes repeatedly as I tried to register his words in my head. I couldn't believe he said that to me, so I had to ask again.“What did you say?” I asked, wanting to get confirmation from him. A long silence hung in the air as he said nothing.“Lord Frederick,” I called out frustratedly, and this time he sighed. “You just need to go, Aurora. I don’t love you romantically, Aurora. All this was a mistake.” His words frustrated me, and I flared up.“Did you just use me?” I asked with a throbbing heart. “What?” He sounded confused.“You heard me right, Lord Frederick. Did you just want to fuck me and then dump me?” I couldn't believe I was saying it.“Have you lost your mind?” He yelled at me.“Yes, I have. I have lost my mind, which is all thanks to you, Frederick!” I yelled angrily at him. “You made me love you, and now you want to toss me aside, just like you do with your other sex partners!” I blabbed uncontrollably. My emotions were getting the best of me, and

Lord Frederick's POV“Jennifer?” I asked with raised eyebrows.“Yes sir, she was the one who hired us, and it was easy to kidnap Aurora with her help,” he added while I furrowed my brow, not wanting to believe that Jennifer, who works for me, would do such a thing.“Are you lying to me?” I asked, but he shook his head. “No, sir, I am telling the truth. She was the one who had also been sending you the threatening messages,” the man revealed while I went dumbfounded. This could not be possible; Jennifer wouldn’t dare to betray me.Grunting angrily, I pressed the knife to his neck. “Are you trying to lie to me?” I asked, but he shook his head. “No, Lord Frederick, you can investigate it more. She was the one who sent us,” he said firmly. Looking into his eyes, I didn’t see any glimpse of mischief or lies in them, and no matter how hard I didn’t want to believe it, I knew he might be telling the truth.Taking the knife away from him, I took out my phone from my pocket and dialed Fox's nu

Lord Frederick’s POV For the past few hours, I had been staring at my phone, looking at the message Aurora had sent me. I wished I could call her and talk to her, but I knew that the moment I heard her voice, all the walls I had built would come crumbling down. Taking her back would be a bad idea right now. I knew it was best to stay away until I had sorted out my enemies. Once I was done with that, I would talk to Ian about my feelings for Aurora. I knew he would get furious with me, but I would explain everything and hopefully, he would understand. A knock on the door of my study interrupted my thoughts, and I invited the person in. Fox entered and bowed. “Aurora has a morning class at 8 am,” Fox informed me. I hummed in response and relaxed in my seat. “Get ready; you will drive me there,” I instructed him. Fox bowed and left. After he was gone, I picked up the picture frame of Aurora and glanced at it. I had missed her so much. This was the first time in my life I had been